Clearwater Region Elk

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Clearwater Region Elk
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Clearwater Elk Harvest
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Clearwater Region Elk Harvest by Zone, 2008
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2009 CLEARWATER REGIONELK STATUSRELATIVE TO
PLAN OBJECTIVES
ZONE COWS BULLS ADULT BULLS
PALOUSE ABOVE ABOVE ABOVE
HELLS CANYON ABOVE ABOVE ABOVE
ELK CITY MEETS MEETS MEETS
DWORSHAK MEETS BELOW BELOW
SELWAY BELOW BELOW BELOW
LOLO BELOW BELOW BELOW
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Palouse Zone Population (Units 8, 8A, 11A)
Cow Objective
Bull Objective
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Hells Canyon Zone Population (Units 11, 13, 18)
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Elk City Zone Population (Units 14, 15, 16)
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Dworshak Zone Population (Unit 10A)
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Selway Zone Population (Units 16A, 17, 19, 20)
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Lolo Zone Population (Units 10, 12)
Cow Objective
Bull Objective
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Lolo Zone Harvest
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Elk Season Changes for 2010

• Palouse ZoneUnits 8, 8A, 11A
• Add 3 days of cow elk hunting on private land to
  the B-tag hunt,
• Oct 15 Oct 17
• Add Unit 11A to the January 8X controlled cow
  hunt modify its boundary to mirror greenfield
  hunt area
• Dworshak ZoneUnit 10A
• Add a controlled hunt for cow elk in Hunt Area
  10A-1, Aug 1 Sept 15
• Elk City ZoneUnit 16
• Add a controlled hunt for cow elk in Unit 16, Dec
  10 Dec 31
• Lolo ZoneUnits 10, 12
• Establish an A-tag quota of 404 (-7)
• Reduce the B-tag Quota to 1,088 (-14)

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Ungulate Ecology Study
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Lolo Zone Elk Population
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Lolo Zone Cow Elk Survival
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Lolo Zone Cow Elk Survival
Expected Adult Survival
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Causes of Cow Elk Deaths
Accidents/ Malnutrition
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DecJun Calf Elk Survival
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DecJun Calf Elk Survival
Expected Dec-Jun Survival
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Causes of Calf Elk Deaths
Accidents/ Malnutrition
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Lolo Zone Elk Population

• Cow Survival 75 - 79
• Dec-June Calf Survival 73 (9)
• Calf Recruitment lt 15 Calves100 Cows
• Cow Population Growth - 13 to -15/year

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Lolo Elk Management Zone, 2005-2009
Elk Mgmt Zone (Units) Annual Survival Rates () Annual Survival Rates () Annual Survival Rates () Annual Survival Rates () of Mortalities by Cause of Mortalities by Cause of Mortalities by Cause of Mortalities by Cause of Mortalities by Cause
Elk Mgmt Zone (Units) Sex/Age Class 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Legal Hunting Harvest Wolf Predation Cougar Predation Unknown Predation1 Other Causes2
Lolo (10, 12) Adult Cows 82 72 71 84 2 47 18 6 37
Lolo (10, 12) 6mo Calves 73 73 nd 9 0 67 15 4 15
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Wolf Status
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Clearwater Region 2009 Wolf Population Summary
Palouse- Hells Canyon Dworshak- Elk City Selway Lolo Region Total
Packs 1 12 7 8 28
Breeding Pairs 1 7 UNKNOWN 4 12
Depredations 1 5 0 0 6
Min Wolves 10 36 6 21 73
Min Pups 3 26 UNKNOWN 15 44
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Clearwater Region Wolf Zones and Current Harvest
Wolf Zone Harvest Limit Number Harvested Limit Remaining Status Season Dates
Palouse-Hells Canyon 5 5 0 CLOSED 18 Dec 09 Oct 1 Mar 31
Dworshak-Elk City 18 18 0 CLOSED 16 Nov 09 Oct 1 Mar 31
Selway 17 11 6 Open Sept 15 Mar 31
Lolo 27 13 14 Open Sept 1 Mar 31
TOTALS 67 47 20
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